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Dates
Destroyed at the end of the First Age
Location
Above the western bank of the river Narog, midway along its course
Settlements
Nargothrond was built beneath these hills
Source
The stream named Ringwil rose in the heights
Pronunciation
tow'r-e'n-fah'roth (tow here rhymes with English 'now'; 'th' is pronounced as in 'cloth')
Meaning
Literally 'forest of the hunters', but usually translated 'Hills of the Hunters'
Other names
The Faroth, The High Faroth, Hills of the Hunters

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Taur-en-Faroth

The high woodland above the gates of Nargothrond

Map of Taur-en-Faroth

The hills that lay above Finrod's citadel of Nargothrond; they took their name (meaning 'Forest of the Hunters') from the woodlands that grew there.


See also...

High Faroth, Hills of the Hunters, Long Wall, Nargothrond, The Faroth, Vale of Narog

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